CVE-2008-3686

Public Exploit

Description

The rt6_fill_node function in net/ipv6/route.c in Linux kernel 2.6.26-rc4, 2.6.26.2, and possibly other 2.6.26 versions, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) via IPv6 requests when no IPv6 input device is in use, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference.

Category

4.9
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44605 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/31579 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2422 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/7/230 mailing list exploit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5e0115e500fe9dd2ca11e6f92db9123204f1327a
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/8/8/7 mailing list exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2008-3686?
CVE-2008-3686 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2008-3686?
To fix CVE-2008-3686, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2008-3686 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2008-3686 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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